Samsung demos 3D camera, display for cellphones
While cameraphones in America can still barely manage to capture a picture whose elements can actually be
identified, our friends in Korea will soon be snapping 3D photos with their advanced mobiles. Samsung recently
demonstrated a working concept that incoporates stereoscopic cameras and a 3D-capable display directly into a
cellphone, allowing for a more lifelike rendition of the subject. The stereo cams work under the same principle as
human eyesight, while a parallax barrier LCD display gives on-screen images more depth and robustness. The new camera
setup and displays should start appearing on foreign handsets next year, by which time we'll hopefully be seeing 3
megapixel phones with optical zooms here in the technologically-backwards US.
[Via picturephoning]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Theron @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
oh dont even get me started about technology backwards. Most of my friends dont even have any , let alone preminent interne, not even dial up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and they are not out of the ordinary
the best the best have to offer is 512kb "broadband" (that realy isnt verry broad)
but hey, that what you get for havving comunication monopolies
ooo look, im ranting, ill stop, sorry :P
so how exactly does this 3d screen work, and is it realy fully 3d? it seems as though its only partial?
Final_F @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
Hmmm it's weird the US is kinda backwards. But, I suppose it's a bit different in the big cities. Nearly everyone has the net here in the UK, but then again it is a much smaller country. I'm still stuck on dial-up! :( But, I think they offer 8MB here now.
troy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
Looks like the display will be stereoscopic.. probably two images side by side where you have to try to focus your eyes *beyond* the display in order to have each eye looking at only one of the pictures. It's actually not that tough.. probably 15-30 minutes of practice max. and you're good to go.
johnnyprozac @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
This would qualify as 3D-like...meaning yes not true 3D...it works on a similar principle as those god awful 3D goggles...where a slightly different picture in projected to each eye...the catch here is that they have the lcd filter working as the substitue for you eye bringing the two distinct images together.
I am waiting for the time when we can actually cheaply produce 3d images of Svga quality (at least) projected without using the now tired stereoscopic method. There are machines doing that now...but not cheaply at all...
cynicdave @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
The display probably uses the technology in which the location of your eye changes the perspective of the display thus rendering 3d images on a flat surface without need to cross your eyes.
Mark M @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
I can't wait for the person-to-person video-chat version...
Earthian @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
Sharp already has some monitors and laptops with autostereo 3D capabilities .
http://www.sharpsystems.com/products/3d/
I don't think the "relax your eyes" trick is needed for these or the Samsung .
James @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
The parallax barrier method allows you to view 3D images naturally (no need to practice, or to "focus your eyes *beyond* the display").
It has a vertical stripe barrier which ensure that alternate columns of pixels can only been seen by left/right eye.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1367679